Well, now we have an idea what workplace culture means. So in simple terms, it is the environment where we work and how we interact and get along with each other.

Is Workplace culture important? If yes, then why is it important?

Workplace culture is very important, it is right up there at the top of the list as being important. Your workplace culture plays a very important role in your organization, it can help you to succeed or it can assist in your downward spiral as an organization.

Here are a few reasons why workplace culture is important:

You must have a great workplace culture to attract quality talent – People investigate organizations before they make a commitment that affects their life. A candidate with great talent has the ability to make choices on who they choose to be their employer of choice.

A negative workplace culture will not only make it extremely difficult for you to recruit, but trying to retain anyone you recruit can prove to be an even bigger challenge.

Having a positive workplace culture will give you carte blanche at attracting excellent talent and make it so much easier to retain this gifted talent.

We all know organizations that have happy employees, have a positive and productive workplace environment. When employees are happy and proud to be a part of the organization they work and give 150% in the work they produce. Increased productivity means increased revenue for the organization.

So as you can see, it is imperative to ensure you not only have a positive workplace culture, but you must do what it takes to maintain that environment.

You need to keep your eyes and ears open to see if anything is going on within the organization that could possibly cause the positive environment to cross over to the negative side.

There are many factors that play a part in keeping the positive workplace environment alive.

Listed below are some of those factors:

Recruitment & Retention

People and Their Interactions

Organizational Values – Mission & Vision of the Organization

Leadership – Actions & Reactions

Communication

Policies & Procedures & Practices

Management – Responsibilities

All of the factors identified play a role in determining Workplace Culture. When Leadership and Management are not communicating it certainly can have an impact on workplace culture. The employees can feel when there is a negative flavor in the air. If there are problems the best thing to do is identify whatever the problem is and correct it immediately.

Things such as not being true to your organizational values or not fulfilling the Mission and Vision of the organization can be detrimental to the workplace culture. Even deviating from the organizations policies and procedures and day to day practices can have impact too.

In order to continue to maintain the positive and productive workplace culture you have to be proactive. You need to do what it takes daily to preserve and maintain the workplace culture you word so hard to achieve.

Remember; always keep open the lines of communication. Be honest with your employees, tell the truth even if it is negative, they may not like it, but they will respect you.